Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennAugust 6-7 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 86F
Honolulu, Oahu – 89
Kaneohe, Oahu – 86
Kahului, Maui – 89
Hilo, Hawaii – 87
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 77F
Hilo, Hawaii – 70
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Tuesday morning:
1.85 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.03 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.07 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.06 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing an unusually large 1035 millibar high pressure system located far north of Hawaii…with its associated ridges extending far NW and NE of Hawaii Tuesday. The trade winds will be moderately strong over Hawaii’s coastal waters…although locally stronger and gusty in those usual windiest locations through Wednesday. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.
Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Here’s a tracking map covering both the eastern and central Pacific Ocean.
Satellite Images – To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.
Free Hugs
Typical summertime trade winds will grace the Hawaiian Islands, providing their cooling and refreshing relief from the summer heat. Weather maps show an unusually large 1034 millibar high pressure system far to the north Monday. This high pressure cell will keep the trade winds active through the next week, and likely two. The rather long lasting small craft wind advisories in the channels in the southern part of the state, in addition to those windiest areas around Maui and the Big Island…has now been cancelled.
The overlying atmosphere is dry and stable, greatly limiting showers at this time. Even the sometimes showery windward coasts and slopes will remain rather dry. The leeward sides of the islands won’t see even a drop! The one exception, which is often the case during the summer months, will be the chance of a few afternoon showers along the Kona slopes of the Big Island. Computer models show little change in this relatively dry weather pattern well into the future.
It’s Monday here in the islands, as I begin writing this last paragraph of today’s narrative. If you had a chance to read the two paragraphs above, you will know that favorably inclined trade wind weather is forecast through the rest of this new week. This is common during the month of August, when nice weather often prevails. The only interruptions to the great summertime weather can be the presence of an upper level low pressure system, which can sometimes bring showers locally. The only other thing can be for a tropical system to get close enough, that we can find its associated showers overlapping the islands. Neither of these shower bearing entities are expected by the way. ~~~ A friend of mine sent me this touching You Tube video, called Free Hugs. Take a look at it, it’s hard not to be a little moved by seeing total strangers brave enough to hug each other…would you give a free hug? If it was fun to watch, or inspired you, let’s use the response space below to let other readers know what we felt. I enjoyed it very much, and have watched it many times, never without being moved in a positive way! Here’s a hug from Hawaii
I believe the first time I watched it, I actually shed a few tears of joy. ~~~ I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with your next weather narrative. I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be reading (hugging) from! Aloha, Glenn.
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